Internal Medicine Interns, 2022-23

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Ronald Bass, M.D.

Home Town: St. Louis, MO
Undergraduate School: Washington University
Medical School: Georgetown University School of Medicine
Personal Interests: Singing, trout fishing, exercising, cooking and hanging out with friends and family

Elisa Berson, M.D.

Home Town: Tampa, FL
Undergraduate School: Duke University
Medical School: Yale School of Medicine
Personal Interests: Swimming, playing classical and jazz piano, Duke basketball, Formula 1, cooking, collecting sharks' teeth, and lunar exploration
Preliminary Program

Andrew Bihl, M.D.

Home Town: Maryville, TN
Undergraduate School: University of Alabama
Medical School: University of Tennessee Health Science Center College of Medicine
Personal Interests: Camping, hiking, rock climbing. Relax by playing guitar & saxophone, reading, audiobooks/podcasts, video & board games, and playing trivia

Fredy Calderon, M.D.

Home Town: McAllen, TX
Undergraduate School: University of Texas Rio Grande Valley
Medical School: University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio
Personal Interests: Weightlifting, running, volleyball, hiking, video gaming, lifelong San Antonio Spurs and San Diego Chargers fan

Sophia Canga, M.D.

Home Town: Houston, TX
Undergraduate School: University of Texas
Medical School: University of Texas Southwestern Medical School
Personal Interests: Running, cycling, hiking, tennis, snowboarding, scuba diving, gardening, Texas Longhorns fan

Sydney Cearlock, M.D.

Home Town: Las Vegas, NV
Undergraduate School: Ohio State University
Medical School: Ohio State University College of Medicine
Personal Interests: Ballet, baking, art exhibits and museums
Preliminary Program

Joshua Derbort, M.D.

Home Town: Fort Huachuca, AZ
Undergraduate School: University of Alabama
Medical School: University of Alabama at Birmingham
Personal Interests: Running, Baking, Reading, Music

Aditya Dewanjee, M.D.

Home Town: Chicago, IL
Undergraduate School: University of Wisconsin
Medical School: University of Virginia School of Medicine
Personal Interests: Bhangra Indian folk dance, Hip-hop dance as both a hobby and for exercise

Rondalyn Dickens, M.D.

Home Town: Daytona Beach, FL
Undergraduate School: Rice University
Medical School: University of Florida College of Medicine
Personal Interests: Marvel, Star Wars, Hamilton, Game of Thrones, Warriors, Cowboys, reading, R&B, jazz, gospel music, piano and alto saxophone

Jonathan Dowell, M.D.

Home Town: Verona, WI
Undergraduate School: Grinnell College
Medical School: Wake Forest University School of Medicine
Personal Interests: Fly fishing, piano, ultimate frisbee, hiking, canoeing/kayaking

Yadonay Engeda, M.D.

Home Town: Addis Ababa, Ethiopia; East Lansing, MI
Undergraduate School: University of Michigan
Medical School: University of Michigan Medical School
Personal Interests: Audiobooks, swimming, chess, mystery TV series, historical documentaries, photography, music, self-improvement podcasts

Daniel Feuer, M.D.

Home Town: Miami, FL
Undergraduate School: University of Florida
Medical School: University of Florida College of Medicine
Personal Interests: Mountain biking, weightlifting, fitness instructing, Yelp recommended restaurants, sugar-free sodas, synagogue services, & DIY YouTube

Elena Gavrila, M.D.

Home Town: Craiova, Romania; Herndon, VA
Undergraduate School: College of William and Mary
Medical School: Wake Forest University School of Medicine
Personal Interests: Running, traveling, baking (particularly bread and pie), cooking, hiking, and reading

Ananya Gorrai, M.D.

Home Town: Montgomery, NJ
Undergraduate School: Emory University
Medical School: Rutgers, Robert Wood Johnson Medical School
Personal Interests: Indian cooking, avid reader and film viewer, yoga and pilates, developing original recipe for tahini chocolate chip cookies

Zane Gray, M.D.

Home Town: Baltimore, Frederick
Undergraduate School: University of Maryland
Medical School: University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
Personal Interests: Boxing, literature with a focus on American Southern classics, and postmodern/magical realism, playing guitar

Harshath Gupta, M.D.

Home Town: Davie, FL; Jaipur, India
Undergraduate School: Washington University
Medical School: Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Personal Interests: Salsa dancing, cooking, escape rooms, guitar, learning about space, and themed cooking competitions.
Preliminary Program

Andrew Horvit, M.D.

Home Town: Austin, TX
Undergraduate School: University of Texas
Medical School: McGovern Medical School at the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston
Personal Interests: Playing musical instruments (including saxophone, piano and harmonica), sports, movies, musical theater, new restaurants

Le "Joy" Huang, M.D.

Home Town: Niagara Falls, Ontario
Undergraduate School: University of Pittsburgh
Medical School: Northwestern University The Feinberg School of Medicine
Personal Interests: Playing piano, ukulele, singing, fitness, and graphic design

Alison Jin, M.D.

Home Town: Cleveland, OH
Undergraduate School: Harvard University
Medical School: Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine
Personal Interests: Playing Piano and zither (guzheng). Enjoying making hot pour-over and Japanese flash brewed iced coffee

Nilesh Kapoor, M.D.

Home Town: Los Angeles, CA
Undergraduate School: University of California, Berkeley
Medical School: Ohio State University College of Medicine
Personal Interests: Cooking Indian food, hosting a Bollywood podcast, reading, mindfulness meditation, piano, ziplining, tennis, swimming, running

Harmanpreet Kaur, M.D.

Home Town: Royse City, TX
Undergraduate School: Texas A&M University - Commerce
Medical School: McGovern Medical School at the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston
Personal Interests: Drawing (Zentangles, portraits, and cartoons), and creative writing

Charles Kennedy, M.D.

Home Town: Gainesville, FL
Undergraduate School: Univeristy of Florida
Medical School: George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences
Personal Interests: Cycling (mountain, road, & gravel), rock climbing, bouldering, cooking, drawing/painting, classical guitar

Clark Kennedy, M.D.

Home Town: Little Rock, AR
Undergraduate School: University of Arkansas
Medical School: University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences College of Medicine
Personal Interests: Exercise, cycling, running, pickleball, yoga, hiking, fly fishing, reading, relearning to play piano, lifestyle and health blogging.

Khush Kharidia, M.D.

Home Town: Santa Clara, CA
Undergraduate School: Univeristy of California, San Diego
Medical School: Keck School of Medicine of the University of Southern California
Personal Interests: Tabla (Indian drums), playing and watching American football, cooking, exploring new restaurants, action and sci-fi movies

Hannah Klatzkow, M.D.

Home Town: Naples, FL
Undergraduate School: University of Florida
Medical School: University of Colorado School of Medicine
Personal Interests: Making hand-thrown pottery, indoor cycle classes, reading, houseplant collection, hiking, camping, visiting US National Parks

Marisa Kometas, M.D.

Home Town: Wilbur by the Sea, FL
Undergraduate School: University of Oklahoma
Medical School: University of Florida College of Medicine
Personal Interests: Reading poetry and 19th century literature, crocheting scarves, afghans, and amigurumi toys for my family and friends.

Vineeth Kommidi, M.D.

Home Town: Walled Lake, MI
Undergraduate School: University of Michigan
Medical School: University of Texas Southwestern Medical School
Personal Interests: Basketball (love the Detroit Pistons), choreographing and performing dance, running, strategy-based board games.

Justin Lagbo, M.D.

Home Town: Virginia Beach, VA
Undergraduate School: University of Virginia
Medical School: Eastern Virginia Medical School
Personal Interests: Hiking, traveling abroad, cooking Ghanaian food, playing piano for local church

Benjamin Lee, M.D.

Home Town: Carlsbad, CA
Undergraduate School: University of California, Berkeley
Medical School: University of California, Los Angeles David Geffen School of Medicine
Personal Interests: Hiking, relaxing and recharging in nature, video games, Japanese animation/media, brewery and food exploring

Jimmy Lee, M.D.

Home Town: Tampa, FL
Undergraduate School: University of Florida
Medical School: University of Florida College of Medicine
Personal Interests: Weightlifting, learning about exercise programming, traveling, nature, hiking, playing the violin and piano, and cooking

Aneel Maini, M.D.

Home Town: Harrisburg, PA; West Palm Beach, FL
Undergraduate School: Emory University
Medical School: Georgetown University School of Medicine
Personal Interests: Cooking and culinary anthropology, triathlon training for IRONMAN, collecting neckties and fountainpens, sailing, skiing, and traveling

Mansi Maini, M.D.

Home Town: Brooklyn, NY
Undergraduate School: Emory University
Medical School: Georgetown University School of Medicine
Personal Interests: Ballet, Modern and Contemporary dance, culinary anthropology, outdoors, yoga, skiing, running, foil fencing and health innovation

Pratyusha Manthena, M.D.

Home Town: Dallas, TX
Undergraduate School: University of Texas at Dallas
Medical School: University of Texas Southwestern Medical School
Personal Interests: Crochet, houseplants, sourcing a variety of coffee beans and practicing new brewing methods

Alston Mickel, M.D.

Home Town: Greenville, SC
Undergraduate School: Wofford College
Medical School: Medical University of South Carolina College of Medicine
Personal Interests: Hiking, Mountain Biking, Surfing, Snowboarding, Exercise, Reading, Guitar, Music, Travel
Preliminary Program

Chandler Mitchell, M.D.

Home Town: Lancaster, PA
Undergraduate School: University of Pittsburgh
Medical School: University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
Personal Interests: Long-distance running, hiking, camping, snowboarding, volleyball, tennis player, cooking, avid foodie, history and philosophy of science

Cecilia Nguyen, M.D.

Home Town: Westminster, CA
Undergraduate School: University of California, Irvine
Medical School: University of California, Irvine, School of Medicine
Personal Interests: Cooking, traveling, visiting regional parks, museums, and farmers' markets to experience the community from the perspective of the locals

Eric Nieto, M.D.

Home Town: El Paso, TX
Undergraduate School: University of Texas at El Paso
Medical School: Georgetown University School of Medicine
Personal Interests: Bodybuilding, personal training, fishing, hiking, flight simulators

Malgorzata Nowakowska, M.D.

Home Town: Elblag, Poland; Katy, TX
Undergraduate School: Tulane University
Medical School: Baylor College of Medicine
Personal Interests: Crossword construction (published in The New York Times), running, reading , hiking, and traveling.
Preliminary Program

Lorenzo Olive, M.D.

Home Town: Camden, MS; Murfreesboro, TN
Undergraduate School: Middle Tennessee State University
Medical School: East Tennessee State University James H. Quillen College of Medicine
Personal Interests: Hiking, sports, weightlifting, mountain biking, volleyball, skiing, board games, and traveling.

Akash Patel, M.D.

Home Town: Clarksville, TN
Undergraduate School: Emory University
Medical School: University of Tennessee Health Science Center College of Medicine
Personal Interests: Running, soccer, tennis, golf, basketball, studying architectural design, following Tennessee Titans, Memphis Grizzlies, and Manchester City

Angela Pham, M.D.

Home Town: Oxnard, CA; Herndon, VA
Undergraduate School: University of Virginia
Medical School: University of California, Los Angeles David Geffen School of Medicine
Personal Interests: Cooking elaborate dishes like my popular crab pork noodle soup, writing (particularly fiction), hiking, and house plants.

Hunter Pyle, M.D.

Home Town: Blue Ridge, TX
Undergraduate School: Southern Methodist University
Medical School: UT Southwestern Medical School
Personal Interests: Half-marathoning, growing a summer garden, riding horses, current events, NASA launches, and brewing the perfect cup of black coffee.
Preliminary Program

Maria Saad Menezes, M.D.

Home Town: Campo Grande (Mato Grosso do Sul)
Medical School: Universidade de Sao Paulo Faculdade de Medicina Sao Paulo (FMSP-USP)
Personal Interests: Sports, running, going to the gym, music (particularly Brazilian), traveling the world with my family

Diego Santinelli Pestana, M.D.

Home Town: Sao Paulo, Brazil; Boston, MA
Medical School: Universidade de Sao Paulo Faculdade de Medicina Sao Paulo (FMSP-USP)
Personal Interests: Soccer (played professionally in Brazil from age 16 to18), vertical skateboarding, reading classic literature

Nicolas Sayegh, M.D.

Home Town: Beirut, Lebanon
Medical School: Universite Saint-Joseph Faculte de Medecine
Personal Interests: Amateur Reggaeton and Latin Pop singer, visiting US national parks, and cooking Lebanese dishes

Rohan Shah, M.D.

Home Town: Pittsburgh, PA
Undergradauate School: University of Pittsburgh
Medical School: Ohio State University College of Medicine
Personal Interests: Endurance running, Tae Kwon Do, chess, trivia competitions, lifelong Pittsburgh Steelers, Penguins, and Formula 1 fan

Abhishek Sharma, M.D.

Home Town: Cupertino, CA
Undergradauate School: University of Southern California
Medical School: University of California, Los Angeles David Geffen School of Medicine
Personal Interests: Cycling, weightlifting, online board games while videocalling high school and undergraduate friends.

Carlton Garrett Smith, M.D.

Home Town: Lilburn, GA
Undergradauate School: Florida A&M University
Medical School: Morehouse School of Medicine
Personal Interests: Hobbies include: Basketball, Hiking, Running, Chess.Interests Include: Cardiovascular Disease, Lifestyle Medicine

Malcolm Su, M.D.

Home Town: Newport Beach, CA
Undergradauate School: University of California, Irvine
Medical School: University of Colorado School of Medicine
Personal Interests: Drawing, arts and crafts, beading, origami, water color, portrait drawing, gardening, hiking, Japenese cuisine, feng shui and raising koi fish

Nicholas Talbot, M.D.

Home Town: Cincinnati, OH
Undergradauate School: Xavier University
Medical School: Ohio State University College of Medicine
Personal Interests: Volleyball, running, and gardening

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Chanattha Thimphitthaya, M.D.

Home Town: Bangkoko, Thailand
Medical School: Chulalongkorn University Faculty of Medicine
Personal Interests: Yoga and Pilates, water recreation (surfing and snorkeling), embroidery and sewing, learning new languages, and running

Ronald Turner, M.D.

Home Town: Springfield, OH
Undergraduate School: Ohio State University
Medical School: Ohio State University College of Medicine
Personal Interests: Fishing (passion for saltwater), tennis, playing and watching sports, fan of the Bengals and Buckeyes

Mercy Ude, M.D.

Home Town: Detroit, MI
Undergraduate School: Yale University
Medical School: Weill Cornell Medicine
Personal Interests: Hairstyling, interior design, home improvement projects, journaling, racial and class justice, community organizing, technology and coding

Harsh Upreti, M.D.

Home Town: New Delhi, India
Medical School: Maulana Azad Medical College
Personal Interests: Cooking Indian, Korean and Thai cuisines. Enjoy trivia, reading, HIIT training, classical piano, debate and public speaking events.

Jameson Wilbur, M.D.

Home Town: Richmond, VA
Undergraduate School: Virginia Commonwealth University
Medical School: Ohio State University College of Medicine
Personal Interests: Running, tennis, basketball, football, softball, golf, disc golf, cooking, scuba diving, gardening, video games, breweries

Willis Wong, M.D.

Home Town: Hong Kong, China
Undergraduate School: University of California, Santa Barbara
Medical School: Duke University School of Medicine
Personal Interests: Cooking, exercise, weightlifting, running, volleyball, spikeball, snowboarding, mountainbiking, and guitar

Anthony Yuan, M.D.

Home Town: Dallas, TX
Undergraduate School: University of Texas
Medical School: University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, McGovern Medical School
Personal Interests: Playing competive tennis, fitness, exercise and conditioning, and performing jazz

Jingwen Zhang, M.D.

Home Town: Chicago, IL; Columbus, OH; Charlotte, NC
Undergraduate School: Amherst College
Medical School: Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons
Personal Interests: Fitness classes, weightlifting, tennis, hip-hop dance, play piano and percussion at church and casually making music with friends